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How to define exceptionally compassionate circumstances…
March 29, 2012
A recent Court of Appeal decision in the case of Mohamed v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 331 (20 March 2012) considered the correct interpretation of Paragraph 317(i)(e) of the Immigration Rules and may well...
Read MoreUse Your Common Sense!
March 27, 2012
Today's blog may seem something of a contradiction following our recent post on the Court of Appeal's ruling that there is no ‘near miss' argument in Immigration cases which narrowly miss the requirements of the Rules. However, judgment was recently...
Read MoreHow is the Migration Cap affecting your Business?
January 4, 2012
We'd like to welcome our readers back to our first blog of the year! We hope that you all enjoyed the festive season and are having a great start to 2012. Last year saw great upheavals as the Government made...
Read MorePre-entry English language testing is it fair?
December 20, 2011
We have been closely following the case of R (on the application of Chapti & Ors) v SSHD – interventions by JCWI and Liberty, CO/1183/11435/1141/2010, which was a challenge brought in the High Court of the legality of a certain...
Read MoreThe UK and the European Union where next?
December 12, 2011
In recent weeks the media has been dominated by reports of the unfolding Eurozone crisis, which has seen the British Foreign Secretary William Hague proclaim 'I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has...
Read MoreDo you know what ‘Statelessness’ means?
December 9, 2011
This week, we came across an extremely interesting report on a subject that is unheard of by many of us in the UK. Asylum Aid and the UN Refugee Agency published a joint research report: ‘Mapping Statelessness in the United...
Read MoreNational Holidays May Cause Delay to Visa Applications
November 4, 2011
Throughout the coming months, countries across the world will be celebrating with national holidays for religious or cultural reasons. These range from Eid-ul-Adha (Eid, the Festival of Sacrifice), which begins on the 6th November, to Thanksgiving in the United States…
Read MoreUKBA issues revised shortage occupation list
October 18, 2011
In line with the UK government"s attempts to reduce the number of jobs available to foreign nationals, UKBA has released a revised shortage occupation list which will take effect from 14 November 2011. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) made recommendations…
Read More2020 LOOK AHEAD: Global Business Immigration and Mobility Trends (Part 4 of 4)
February 7, 2020
Newland Chase takes a look ahead at 2020. Including business immigration, visas, and mobility global trends and regional developments to expect this year.
Read MoreBREXIT: What Next for EU and UK Citizens?
April 11, 2019
Having been due to leave the EU on 29 Mar 2019, the EU and the UK agreed a new, flexible extension of the Article 50 period until 31 October 2019. We look at possible outcomes for EU and UK citizens, with and without a ratified Withdrawal Agreement.
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